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Kelly Olynyk's contract with Miami includes a $1 million bonus if he plays more than 1,700 minutes this season.

Olynyk set a career-high by logging 1,538 minutes last season and played fewer than 1,450 minutes in each of his first three seasons. If he were to appear in all 82 games next season, he would have to average 20.8 minutes per contest to log a total of 1,700 minutes. Sep 12 - 11:02 AM

Kelly Olynyk said he won't play in games with the Canadian national team this summer.

He did say he will train with the team. One he starts his season with the Heat, Olynyk could get minutes at the four and the five, especially with how coach Erik Spoelstra likes to play the matchups. He figures to get most of his minutes as the backup five man, assuming rookie Bam Adebayo doesn't tear it up early. Aug 9 - 2:45 PM

Pat Riley believes that Kelly Olynyk and Bam Adebayo can play together in the second unit.

"[Olynyk] is a perfect fit for Hassan [Whiteside]. He and Bam [Adebayo] can play [together]. Kelly is a great outlet passer," said Riley. "I think he’s an excellent defender. He will get in better shape with us. His game will emerge. I look at him as part of the 25 to 30-year-old group of young guys." Olynyk's ability to hit the 3-point shot fills a glaring need for the Heat, so he should be able to flirt with around 20 minutes off the bench in Miami. He's more of a deep league guy, though. Jul 10 - 4:19 PM

Kelly Olynyk has agreed to a four-year, $50 million-plus deal with the Heat, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com.

It's a fairly big contract for a guy who didn't play 21 minutes per game in either of his last two seasons. In his 20.5 minutes per game last year, Olynyk was effective on offense with averages of 9.0 points, 4.8 boards, 2.0 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.9 treys. Coach Erik Spoelstra will likely use him as a combo PF/C with minutes in the low 20s again. The Heat should still be able to bring James Johnson back. Jul 6 - 7:44 PM